Where to Find Retro Game ROMs & BIOS

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This video goes over great websites that archive ROMs and Bios files for retro gaming systems. Retro game emulation / emulators and the dedicated community are some of the only reasons that so much of retro gaming history has been preserved as much as it has. I try to bring attention and support to preserving video game history.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:59 ROMs Reddit Megathread
01:34 Bios Archive
02:28 ROMs Archive and Explaining ROM Audit Groups
04:19 Myrient and Support
05:00 Video Game History Foundation
05:23 Conclusion and Outro
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@MunitionsDudTester 8 күн бұрын

Companies have become so anti-consumer and destructively greedy it is becoming our obligation more and more to preserve these games for future generations.

@PhyrexTechs 7 күн бұрын

I completely agree!

@phantomthiefjoker1171 8 күн бұрын

Who’s here after the VIMM VAULT ban?

@hectorrico4222 6 күн бұрын

No wonder the download button isnt working

@lorenzor7993 5 күн бұрын

@@hectorrico4222 I was just too late.

@Soul_punisher7 4 күн бұрын

I'm trying to download god of war but i don't find the button

@requis2raw508 2 күн бұрын

for me everything still works

@notagoodname602 2 күн бұрын

May they fly high 😔

@lonesomeloved 7 ай бұрын

always concise and straight to the point, love your videos, thanks!

@PhyrexTechs 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@harleygdbm1996 3 ай бұрын

I appreciate you bringing so much detailed information to the table for the community to study and learn.

@PhyrexTechs 3 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@thisislilraskal 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this video. It was very helpful.

@PhyrexTechs 5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@StuartsTRAVELvideos 19 күн бұрын

Thanks for the information!👍

@rishi57378 7 ай бұрын

I appreciate your efforts…❤

@PhyrexTechs 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@michaeladkins101 2 ай бұрын

This was interesting and enlightening have a like.

@PhyrexTechs 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@therealdeeves 26 күн бұрын

Wow... It's so calming to hear him talk. Or maybe I just got used to hearing youtubers talk loudly at their viewers.

@DustinWilkie 2 ай бұрын

this video about to BLOWWWWW UP

@rolitoo5578 2 ай бұрын

facts

@GMinor315 22 күн бұрын

Thanks bruh

@searching4knowledge703 4 ай бұрын

Thanks appreciate you

@PhyrexTechs 4 ай бұрын

Anytime!

@EKAS007 Күн бұрын

thank you very much sir.. apreciated sir 🫡 greeting from Indonesia

@PhyrexTechs Күн бұрын

You are welcome! Greetings!

@toycoma98 7 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you.

@PhyrexTechs 7 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@keepitshort4208 4 ай бұрын

Needed help for sorting out roms as in is there a way to know if a certain mame rom is of which year ? Emudeck has more then one mame roms folder

@PhyrexTechs 4 ай бұрын

I do not think there is a tool or database that I know up to find that out. The only way to know for sure is to test them out in a version of Mame or if they come from a collection it normally has a year on it.

@keepitshort4208 4 ай бұрын

@@PhyrexTechs hmm will see, although it's tough that emudeck has separate folders for arcades

@PapiBauby 27 күн бұрын

Yes, cool but some PS2 games are not matching hash, why is that? been trying to play Resident Evil 4 (USA) , i tried all possible versions from archive, myrient, megathread, none work.

@searching4knowledge703 4 ай бұрын

Do these usually take a long time to download?

@PhyrexTechs 4 ай бұрын

That will depend on your internet connection and the size of the files. Most older files are very quick.

@Subject_Keter 4 ай бұрын

I strongly encourage companies to get the literal money they are wasting away. Beside having to tell money men how to make money, I appericate that you go in abit deeper. Most videos are Space Marine recruit tier trails.. Blood Angel or Exocrist style

@wongalahara8196 4 ай бұрын

It’s a whole big thing. Licensing from brands used to music played. It’s a shit load of red tape that still shouldn’t be a thing, but since so many companies have to be involved, it’s highly unlikely it will ever happen unless some preservation law that allows us to keep classic games in any way past a certain date.

@SaltAndFire01 Ай бұрын

For The Record It Is Only Illegal To Back Up Games You Don't Own. If You Have Purchased A Game It Is Fully Legal To Back It Up. Do With That Info What You Wish

@Gvin-pt3nz 2 ай бұрын

Do you need to download bios files? What are they for? Ive just put batocera cfw on the anbernic rg35xx m

@PhyrexTechs 2 ай бұрын

Some systems do not need bios files (NES, Sega Genesis) while others do( Ps1, Dreamcast). When you try to run a game and it does not load or you get a message about needing bios then you will know that system needs them to run.

@Gvin-pt3nz 2 ай бұрын

@PhyrexTechs OK thanks

@Cyko.. Ай бұрын

If you download the full RetroArch or Batocera bios package you should be good. It is hard to keep up with what needs bios files and what don't. For example old Atari 2600 doesn't need bios, but old ColecoVision does. The whole bios package doesn't take up a lot of space so you might as well download all of them.

@-8h- Ай бұрын

Henry gonna be looking over his shoulder for a while. Thanks for the help tho.

@PhyrexTechs Ай бұрын

LOL.. I hope not.

@icecoldboba 9 күн бұрын

i got some roms for ps1 Anbernic. some files are invalid. help

@braxtongividen2924 6 ай бұрын

I got a steam deck recently and i dont know how to download the bios or any of that onto my steam deck. I do own tears of the kingdom wich is the game i want to emulate

@PhyrexTechs 6 ай бұрын

I do not own a steam deck yet so I will not be of much help in that area. However I do know if you want to run emulators on the steam deck you want to get Emudeck it makes the whole process easier.

@braxtongividen2924 6 ай бұрын

I have emudeck installed

@Cyko.. Ай бұрын

You just stick a thumb drive with your games and bios into the Steam Deck and copy them over while in desktop mode. It's so simple bro. Emudeck literally has text files in each folder to tell you exactly what goes there. Hope this helps.

@Ilikecyndaquils 3 ай бұрын

I’m guessing these are safe? My pc ran into a blue screen recently and I’m hoping it’s not because of the emulated games. Most of my files were gone, but I still had steam, Microsoft edge, and my emulator, DeSmuMeE. And I checked if I had my emulated games. And I did. But my pc is safe now. So I’m confused, like usual.

@PhyrexTechs 3 ай бұрын

Most if not all of these roms are hash-checked to verify they are exactly what they should be. That type of blue-screen issue might indicate a failing hard drive. Not sure how old it is but you might want to run a diskscan to make sure it's not dying on you.

@ArturhMars Сағат бұрын

Edgeemu 😎

@NukeCaulfield 16 күн бұрын

Archive downloads a disk image instead of an iso. I have no idea what to do with that. I want to put it on an sd card for wii homebrew (nintendont) but dont know how to make it useable. People talk about mounting it or something but i dont see how that would turn it into a .ciso like the rest of my roms. I don't want to play on my laptop. I don't want all the empty space from the entire disc taking up space on my sd card.

@NukeCaulfield 16 күн бұрын

Vimm's was perfect and its done for. WIthout access to the dark web, it's hopeless.

@sniperdogruffo Күн бұрын

Could you record with a larger font please?

@PhyrexTechs Күн бұрын

Yeah that would be a good idea. Thanks for the suggestion!

@amyramsey9100 Ай бұрын

trying to find a game called risk factions, which is abonware any suggestions

@PhyrexTechs Ай бұрын

That game should be in the /roms megathread

@SurveilanceXXX 2 ай бұрын

How can i change the Language to German in Europe NES-Rom? The most roms are only in english!

@PhyrexTechs 2 ай бұрын

Pretty sure there were only a few games that were official translated to German for the NES. I think the Europe Roms are mostly all English. You might be able to find fan translated roms from other places but I'm not very knowledgeable in that area.

@jesusfuentes7830 Ай бұрын

Ive tried a wii motion plus with dolphin bar on windows 11 and nothing. Thinking of using another emulator like retroarch. I just want my real wii controller to work 😢

@PhyrexTechs Ай бұрын

I have seen people get it to work, however I do not have any experience with it as I don't own any Wii controllers. Good luck!

@ARTOFFICIVL Ай бұрын

I’m looking for PlayStation roms and emulators to use

@Superbear.YouTube 19 күн бұрын

You Henry’s my name! Lesss gooo!

@sarryuken8786 Ай бұрын

Are you related to Dr Grande? 🤣

@PhyrexTechs 29 күн бұрын

Nope. No idea who that is.

@Bbcsupremacy 28 күн бұрын

Ayeeeeee I thought the same thing lmao

@Bbcsupremacy 28 күн бұрын

We are obv unwell 😅

@79Sarwar 28 күн бұрын

Haha

@sarryuken8786 28 күн бұрын

@@Bbcsupremacy Lol

@ZHyperion313 Ай бұрын

what about switch games i just want to play totk on pc i have 4 copys like come on

@LilBabyZ 10 күн бұрын

Do you know how to find Mario Kart 8?

@PhyrexTechs 10 күн бұрын

I do not. I try to stay away from anything that close to current gen games.

@LilBabyZ 10 күн бұрын

@@PhyrexTechs okay

@zackydz 2 ай бұрын

thank you bro, anyone got all of these links they can share?

@PhyrexTechs 2 ай бұрын

It's best to just go to the reddit and not share links directly.

@keeptv1918 7 ай бұрын

This is cool but at the same time might as well be handing certain companies a giant dmca list :/

@PhyrexTechs 7 ай бұрын

Yeah, what really needs to change are the laws around archiving retro games. Especially for the ones that are no longer available for purchase. I think Myrient has a good process setup for dealing with dmcas myrient.erista.me/dmca/ However I hope they never have to deal with that and it's not like the larger companies would follow something like that.

@keeptv1918 7 ай бұрын

@@PhyrexTechs very true

@Subject_Keter 4 ай бұрын

To live is to invite death near you. So is this but really these companies would find their targets eventually. It is "right" to shaft people for a thing that may or may not happen?

@PHOENIX2001 Ай бұрын

I downloaded your video just in case it ever disappears. I don’t think the Reddit post wouldn’t get deleted only because they don’t host the files

@freemandot619 2 күн бұрын

I have a question hope you guys answer it.. 1. Can u make or build own favorite retro games rom list for emulator on Android.. into apk.. I mean I want all my favorite games in RetroArch emulator just I click install button..

@PhyrexTechs 2 күн бұрын

Is it possible? Yes, but it would take a lot of time, effort, and Android coding knowledge. I would be cool if that was easier to do.

@BakshishSingh888 22 күн бұрын

How can I prepare a new card with games, please? I have game stick lite 4k with below specs- Model - segam-m8-v8.0 Firmware - v8.2.0 2023-11-18/16.20 Hardware mentioned on the box - OS- linux retroarchiopen source system Emulator - MAME/ FC/GB/GBA/GBC/MD/SFC/PS1/ATARI2600/ATARI7800 CPU - GB2 Sdram - DDR3 256MB Flash - 128mb N0002708K20

@PhyrexTechs 19 күн бұрын

Sorry I have never used a device like that, so I would be the wrong person to ask for that.

@brooksdior3531 Ай бұрын

Why not link them in description this

@PhyrexTechs Ай бұрын

KZfaq does not want/allow links to Rom sites. So, I would rather play it safe and not link directly.

@brooksdior3531 Ай бұрын

@@PhyrexTechs I didn’t know that!

@andredane7678 2 ай бұрын

Do the ROMS work with MacBook?

@PhyrexTechs 2 ай бұрын

As long as you have an emulator that runs on your Mac you should not have an issue with the ROMs

@ef1265 28 күн бұрын

ROMs & *BIOSes*

@PhyrexTechs 26 күн бұрын

True. That would be the correct way of writing it.

@jordancloinger9100 2 күн бұрын

How do i play Tenkaichi 3 on pcsx? Someone point me in the right direction please

@PhyrexTechs 2 күн бұрын

I think Tenkaichi 3 is PS2 right? You would need the PSX2 emulator.

@jordancloinger9100 2 күн бұрын

@@PhyrexTechs got it I got a bios file but when I launch the game it just gives me a black screen

@PhyrexTechs 2 күн бұрын

You may need to change the setting in PCSX2 from OpenGL to Direct 3D11.

@Cyko.. Ай бұрын

The revenue chart comparing video games to music and movies is laughable because games cost like $70 a piece now and have DLCs that cost $10 and higher and seem to come out quite frequently whereas with a music most people pay $8 or $10 a month for Spotify or Apple Music, if that. You go buy a movie for $10-$15 and don't have to buy DLC for it. Ever. So of course revenue for video games is going to be more because it costs more. Just common sense. 🤣😂

@rickydurant9149 Ай бұрын

Thanks for posting a whole dmca list 👍🏼

@TunzoFun Ай бұрын

Hardrive check

@PhyrexTechs Ай бұрын

😅

@NewYorkCity646 2 ай бұрын

Matching ROMS and Bios for setting up a Retroid Pocket 3+ is literally almost impossible. Someone should just sell a presetup SD card.

@PhyrexTechs 2 ай бұрын

There are some preset up collections like Tiny Best Set Go and Done Set. You may want to look into those if you have not already.

@Cyko.. Ай бұрын

It can be difficult but once you get the hang of it you'll be doing it for years to come, maybe even help friends and family out.

@d0695 19 күн бұрын

do i need to be scared of viruses

@PhyrexTechs 19 күн бұрын

As of the time of writing this message, no, not from these sites. But it's always good to be on the lookout for anything weird in case something changes in the future. And just in general always run a popup blocker like Ublock Origin in your browser and Don't run any unexpected .exe or .bat files but you really shouldn't see anything like that here.

@jhth0785 16 күн бұрын

@@PhyrexTechs tysm i was kind of skeptical at first but now you got my trust, pal!

@KrGsMrNKusinagi0 22 күн бұрын

I already have them all from 10 years ago. so dont need em

@PhyrexTechs 19 күн бұрын

A true OG

@rickydurant9149 Ай бұрын

B careful this guy deletes comments

@PhyrexTechs Ай бұрын

I have responded to all of your comments and have not deleted any of them. KZfaq auto deletes comments if you go off the rails... but I have not deleted any of yours. Our last conversation is still there. Sort by new comments and you will see it.

@rickallanolsen 16 күн бұрын

Didn't tell what the sites are. Thanks for wasting my time.

@PhyrexTechs 16 күн бұрын

I show exactly how to get to the webpages at 0:59. I am unable to link directly to them.

@Cyko.. Ай бұрын

99% of the people downloading these free games are not doing it to preserve squat. They are doing it for their own selfish needs admittingly. Are you really going to download thousands and thousands of games and archive it for others when there are already tons of websites already out there and risk getting sued for the rest of your life or are you doing it for yourself? If so, then what's your personal website so myself and others can have access to your "preservation" files. There is a legal reason why people don't and won't want to do this. 😂🤣 Basically we just need to cut the crap acting like we care about preservation. The truth is we do it for our own personal collection, You'll be buried in a handful of decades and your great grandkids won't care about playing old ass Atari games. Hell, most kids don't give 2 💩💩 about Donkey Kong and would rather play Fortnite, Roblox, or Minecraft these days. 😂😂

@PhyrexTechs Ай бұрын

I agree that many, if not most, people don't care about participating in the preservation process, but without someone doing it, these resources would not exist, and many more games would be lost to time. I make it a point to donate when I can to the people taking the risk to make this possible and those trying to make changes for the future of all games. I hope others will too but understand most won't. If the game is available to purchase at a decent price, you should buy it. But for most of these games, there is no way to buy them anymore other than through secondary markets for hundreds of dollars. In 50 years, many people may not care about most retro games. I do think some stand the test of time, just like a good movie or book can, and helping people make sure that these games are preserved just for history is a worthwhile cause.

@Cyko.. Ай бұрын

@@PhyrexTechs I can see your point and yes there are some that would care but it will not be in high demand as it is now mainly because when these companies start going the streaming only route then there will be nothing to preserve any more. No more physical games so nothing to pirate. 😭

@PhyrexTechs Ай бұрын

Yeah, if something does not change soon and we keep on this path you are right.